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In a Varsity game a few weeks ago, at a small NE WI school, I was LJ. Normally an Ump, I miss most comments from the fans. In this case, the visiting team was getting beat, and in a poor disposition. I had the home team side, stands are real close to field and many fans simply stand behind a rope to watch the game. At one point when visitors were starting to get cheap in the 4th, I hear someone behind me yell "Start a fight with 'em Brad" , directed at a home team player to start a fight.
At a small school like this, a comment like that can be heard on the entire field.
It sure sounded like it was from right at the end of the players box. I immediatedly turned to the coach and gave him a warning. He said it was a fan and apologized. I told him that I wouldn't have any of that, and another instance will be USC on him. Didn't have any problems after that.
As an aside, we had to switch from 5-man to 4-man in 3rd qtr due to the linesman going down with a deep calf pull from a sideline play. This seemed to irritate the visiting coach, but quite honestly we worked it like a well oiled machine. Linesman is back to normal.
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